Spotify quietly added a button to skip ads in podcasts, except for its own promotional content — and it’s sparked widespread concern for the future of podcasting

Spotify quietly added a new way for you to skip through ads in podcast episodes, but some fear it's the beginning of the end for creators. [...]

Meta's 'open source' Muse Glimmer model can run on a single computer

Meta has released a new slimmed down 'open source' AI model that's light enough to run on a single computer. [...]

Intel is raising $15 billion in new stock to fund its AI chip ambitions

Intel stock has nearly tripled this year as AI data center demand drives record orders for its central processing units [...]

Myspace is planning another comeback — but analysts say it's a long shot

The Vanderhook brothers revealed the plan in a new documentary, though no timeline has been set and analysts warn the market is crowded [...]

ConocoPhillips is getting a new CEO as it pushes to deliver a $7 billion cash flow goal

CFO Andy O'Brien will take the top job on September 1 as the company pushes toward a $7 billion free cash flow target by 2029 [...]

Meta returns to open models with Zuckerberg's plan to out-copy China and sell compute by auction

Meta has released Muse Glimmer, the first open model from its new Superintelligence Labs. It's a 30B agent model that runs on consumer hardware once the weights are compressed, needing less than [...]